Tokujin Yoshioka will be participating in the “Sensing Nature” exhibition at Mori Art Museum, Tokyo from 24 July 2010.
“Snow” is an installation which Tokujin designed in 1997, consists of a scene depicting hundreds of kilograms of light feathers blowing all over and falling down slowly. It is meant to remind us of the snow scape of our memories and the beauty of nature which often exceeds our imagination. Visitors to the exhibition experience the feeling of looking at or walking through a snowstorm.
Sensing Nature
July 24 (Sat) ~ November 7 (Sun)
Mori Art Museum 53F Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, Tokyo
Mon, Wed-Sun 10:00 – 22:00 / Tue 10:00 – 17:00 (Admission until 30 minutes before closing)
www.mori.art.museum
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Tokujin Yoshioka
Born 1967. Yoshioka established the Tokujin Yoshioka Design Office after working under Shiro Kuramata and then Issey Miyake. Many of his works are in the permanent collections of major museums, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York, which has his paper chair, “Honey-pop,” and “T
FU,” the lighting fixture in which he designed light itself. In 2007, Yoshioka was named “Designer of the Year” at Design Miami. He has also appeared in television broadcaster NHK’s “Professional: Shigoto no Ryugi” (The professional’s way of working) and he was selected by the Japanese edition of Newsweek as one of the “100 most respected Japanese around the world.”
Yoshioka is well known for dynamic spatial designs, which, despite being made with artificial materials, give us the sensation of experiencing light, snow, storms and other natural phenomena. He is currently exploring the future potential of design to incorporate natural principles and effects and to integrate natural science technologies.
Website: www.tokujin.com
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